FEC approves N45.8bn Ebola surveillance system, pays N1.2trn power debt

• Defends N100,000 support for quarantined contacts
• Targets 19,000MW transmission capacity, okay 3 grid projects
 
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonoye, Abuja
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved a N45.8 billion biosecurity and disease surveillance system for five international airports to strengthen Nigeria’s defence against Ebola and other dangerous pathogens, as the Federal Government announced the payment of N1.2 trillion out of the N2.3 trillion owed to electricity sector operators.
The council, at its meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also approved three major electricity transmission projects aimed at improvi...